Dice-game device



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J. L. CHURCH.

DICE GAME DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 2o. I9I9.

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PIIIenIedsepI. .21, 1920.

UNITED STATES" "PATENT ortica.

JemigV L. CHURCH, or oAKLANncALIFcaNIA.

DICE-GAME DEvIoE.

tion o'l' the invention, such as will enableV others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same. Y

The present invention relates to a dice game device, and has for itsobject the provision of such a I device for tumbling or shaking dice bysimply pressing a button,

Vso that the dice are shaken within a case, to avoid the customarythrowing of the dice by hand 'and the necessity of Ypicking them up. VAfurther object yisv the provision of such a device having a dice trayVmounted for vertical movement, and novel means'to be operated by a pushbutton-for imparting a sharp upward movement to the tray vfor shaking ortumbling the dice thereon.

`IVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparentas the description proceeds, the invention resides in `the construction4and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it being'understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimedwithout departing from the spirit of the'invention.

V'Ihe invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectionv taken on the line 1 1 Fig.2.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectiontaken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detailof the'pivoted trip of the operating lever.

The device embodies a suitable base 1 havi ing a rim 2 to seat on atable, counter or Vother support, and a bushing 3 is fitted in` the basenear the center thereof, and has a spindle 4 slidable verticallytherein. A tray 5 is secured on the upper end of said spindle forsupporting the dice, and is located within a case or hood 6 of glass orother transparent material, which is seated on the base toV retain thedice on the tray. A nut 7 is threaded on the lower end of the spindle orstem 4 to seat against the lower end of the bushing 3 for limiting theupward movement of the tray.

Y As a means for raising the tray with a l Specicationl ofLettersPatentl Patented Spg, 21, 19210.

Application filed. October 20, 1919. Serial No. 331,760.

sudden movement or jolt for shaking the dice, a lever 8 is disposedbelow thebase 'in longitudinal position, and is pivoted at one end, to abearing 9 secured to and depending from the base. A cushion 10 issecured to the lower surface othe `base 1 for the contact of the lever 8thereby to cushion it` when it is raised by means of the coiledexpansion spring 14. This spring 14 is disposed within a tubular pocket11 having its lower end closed, and said spring is confined` betweensaid lower end of the pocket and the lever 8 which extendsthroughopposite vertical slots 12 in the wall of the pocket 11. `Theupper end of said pockethas e ears 13 extending at an angle at theopposite sides of the slots 12, and'V secured by means oit-screws orotherwise to the lower surface of the base 1. This pocket 1'1- thusserves as a, guide for the lever 8 so that it will swing in a verticalplane, and the spring raises said lever, thereby normally elevating thetray 5.

rIhe Voperating means includes a vertical bushing 15 secured within thebase and extending below same, and a plunger V16'slidable in saidbushing and extending up- Vof the lever and pivoted by means of ,the

pin or rivet 24, permitting said trip to'swing upwardly, but limitingits downward movement. A wire spring 25 is coiled around'the end portionof the pivot pin 24, and engages the lever 8 and trip 22 to normallyswing said trip downwardly to a position to ybe engaged by the finger20. The plunger 16 .moves downwardly. in a vertical direction,

while the trip 22'l swings in anarc diverging away from the axis of theplunger 16,

so that the finger 2O in depressing the trip .22 with the lever 8, willresult in said trip and lever being released suddenly when the Vplungermoves downwardly a certain distance. The depression of the push button417 is thus used for operating the device.

In operation, the push button 17 is depressed, whereby the linger 2O incontacting with the trip 22 will Swing the lever 8 downwardly, therebyspring le and permitting the dice tray 5 to gravitate with the lower endof the spindley Vend of the bushing 3 the u award movement ol the tfayyis stopped suddenly, causing the dice to be thrown upwardly from thetray. rllhis will shake, or tumble the dice. lll hen the push button isreleased, the spring i8 will return it to raised position for the nextoperation, and they linger 20 in passing the trip 22, will swing Vsaidtrip upwardly and the spring 25 will return said trip to a aosition tobe enOaO'ed b f said iino'er when C t3 b 3 the plunger is again lowered.This permits the linger 20 to pass the trip in the return of the plungerto normal position, but said trip can not swing downwardly 'on its pivotwhen the plunger is lowered thereby compelling the lever 8 to swingdownwardly. This device permits the dice to be shaken or tumbled quicklywithout throwing them by hand and gathering themv up as usual.

Having thu-s describedthe invention, what is claimed as new is l. 11idice game device comprising a vertically movable member, aV dice traymovable vertically with l`said member, spring means for raising saidmember, and a plungerfor.

depressing said member, said plunger Aand member having coperatingmeansincludcompressing the'l ing a finger carried by one of them and aspring-returnel pivoted trip carried by the Vother for the contact oflthe nger in depressing said member and permitting the finger to passwhen the plunger 1s raised.

2. A dice game device comprising a base,

plunger and lever having means for rde-V pressing` the lever with saidplunger, and releasing said lever; y v Ll.' dice game device'comprisinga base, a lever underneath the base pivoted at one end, ring means forraising the lever, a stem shdable in the base and supported by thelever, a dice tray on the stem, a plunger slidable inthe base having' apush button, spring means for raising the plunger, a trip pivotedvto theother end ot the lever to swing upwardly, spring means for swinging saidtrip downwardly, and a iinger carried by the plunger to contact withsaid trip for depressing the lever,

ln, testimony whereof name to this specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN L. CHURCH.

ll/Yitnesses: f

M. T. PRENDERGAST, v Y JNO. MUN.

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